alizarin
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Alizarin
A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dyeA red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
/əˈlɪzəɹɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
Alizarin
More definitions
- an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
Translations
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By meaning 1
1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone:
Origin
Borrowed from French alizarine, corresponding to alizari + -in.Borrowed from French alizarine, corresponding to alizari + -in.
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Forms
plural: alizarinsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing:alizarine
Word family
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